Infant&#39;s toilet seat



P 1952 H. B. LIGHT INFANT'S TOILET SEAT Filed July 19, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET l QYWW 152 2 Zilligfif;

H. B. LIGHT INFANTS TOILET Sept. 30, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed July 19, 1947 Bing/m Jibrry which when extended willts'erve as aj toilet This invention relates to a toiletiseat for 1 a compact structure which will take up but little spaceso that it may be .readilyitransportedand for use byinfants and small children;

Another object isto' provide a foldable fitted with a toilet seat'andgadapted to have, a

suitable chair 1 I conventional childs.chamber-associated there with and in'which the chamber; may bereadily attached to and removed the seat.

from the underside-of;

able legs which when in their extended position? will provide a rigid .andfsturdm-support for the chair seat andwhen-in their fplded positionwill serve to confine the chamber, attached to 'theunderside. of the ,Seat 'and holdit against disclaimed, and illustrated'by wayjof example in the accompanying drawing in' which:

Fig. its a tion;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view; 1

Fig. iis a'view in cross section taken on the line 44 in Fig. 3 as seen in cated by the arrows; Q i

Fig. 5- is a detail in section taken on the line 5--- 5ofF'i .;.4; I

Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinalsection talren on. the line 6-6 of Fig. 3, with the back member shown in its folded position; andv Fig. '7 is a view in cross section taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 6 showing the chair in its folded position.

Referring to the drawings more specifically It! indicates the chair seat which is here shown as comprising a rectangular panel formed with a toilet opening so as to constitute a toilet seat. Extending along the side margins of the seat are panels I2 and I3 which project above and below the upper and lower faces of the seat so as to provide upstanding ribs a and b along the side margins of the seat and to provide parallel walls c and d projecting downwardly from the underside of the side margins of the seat. A front panel l4 extends downwardly from the forward the direction indithe view of the toilet chair in side-elem Anotherobject is to ,provide chair with fold- ,15"

margin of the seat and connects theends otthei side panels I 2' and I3.

The space between the panels l2 and |3"at the rear margin of the seat is left open to providea gap through which a conventional child s' cham' ber A may be slid len'gthwise along the underside of the seatin andoutof engagement with a pair of opposed tongues l5 and I6 located on the u'nderside of the seat adjacent the sides thereof and with a tongue I T in the under forward portion- 0f the seat which tongues are adapted 'toefiect engagement with and Y afiord support for a' mar ginal rim 'B on thechamber A.

Connected to the low'er margin's of theside; 1 Panels Hand 3 by hingeslfl and 19 'are- 'inwardly swinging panels-20-and 2| which are cut away intermediate their ends to form front" andrear legs Hand 23 on the panel-2| and front] "and rear legs 24 and 25'on the panel 20. The 1' pane1s-20- and' 2| when in their extended position projectin alignment with'the panels 2 and I3 with their hinged-edges abutting the lower edges of the latter as=shown in Fig. 4. This abut ment of the adjacent edges of the panels limits outward swinging'movement of the panels 20 legs thereon and 2| to a position in which thewill extend perpendicular to the seat.

to the seat where the outer face Ill. The panel 26 cutawayintermediate 'its ends to form a pair of l egs 29 and}!!! at its ends which will extend adjacent the front legs and 24 respectively when the legs are'in'their extended positions. The legs gfi and 30,jand also i the pairs of legs 22%23 and2 4-25 will extend; astride the chamber. when intheiriolded position shown in Fig. 7. The outer edge portions of the legs 29 and 30 are formed with laterally protruding portions 3| and 32 which when the panel 26 is in its extended position perpendicular to the seat will abut adjacent inner faces of the front legs 22 and 24 of the panels 20 and 2| and then serve to hold the panels 20 and 2| in their extended positions.

Means are provided for efi'ecting detachable interengagement between the panel 26 and the panels 20 and 2| when in their extended positions which means is here shown as comprising a spring pressed ball detent 33 carried by the leg 29 engageable with a socket 34 on the leg 22 as parpanel against lateral displacement. The sea ticularly shown in Fig. 5. may thus be'converte'd into a chair.

The toilet chair may be equipped with a fold- While I have shown and described a specific able back, here shown as comprising a panel 35 embodiment of my invention I do not limit myconnected by hinges 38 to the rear upper portion 5, self to the exact details-of construction set i-orth. of the seat It) so that the back 35 may be swung and the invention embraces such changes, modidownwardly to overlie the seat or be disposed in fications and equivalents of the parts and their an upward and slightly rearwardly inclined posiformation and arrangement as come within the I tion to formjhe seat back. A fillet 31 may be purview of the appended claim interposedeiaetweenzthe hinges 3B and theseattol I; claim: m l I I elevate the hinges relative to the seat where" In a folding" toilet chair embodying -a seat need be. formed with a toilet opening and having opposed As a means for limiting rearward swinging parallel side edges, aback edge, afront edge, and movement of the back as links as and 3ihare-piva d wunderside. recta u r s d pa e r y otably connected at 40 and 4| on the side mar- 15 affixed to the side edges of said seat, said panels gins of the back panel 35 which links are formed-Y having loweredges spaced equidistant downwith longitudinally extended slots 42;.whichzare wardlyxirom;ithaunderside of the seat, a moveengaged with headed studs 43 and 44 on the side Y ble side panel hinged to the lower edge of each panels l2 and I3. Y of said side panels, a moveable front panel hinged In the operation of the; invention when it is 20 to the front edges of saidiseat, said panels being desired; tqflifimplfiyljlthef.Qhail'iit ei l girp nfi sii fi r: positionable L-ztDil' extend perpendicularzzr lativewto d p d in their x ended positio s: howmintzn saidxseaitwithrthe;panfiizoniiihe.filfqn ..dge:.of .th ar andrlzthe backzpanelr-iivis.raise.d::;to.its seats-extending;betweenrgsaid; siderspanelszz i extendedzposition;andea:chamberiA is positionedeg frontepanelzhavmg enda-edges:rarrangedetox-abut;a beneath theirseatcasnaindicatedzin:dotted iines; i v 5 t innen faeeseoif-tnamoveable;sidezpanelswhen Figszsiands biand asshown inzfull lines infia 6a themoveablei panels are disposed perpendicular andecariieii onrthertoneuesqzl5,216.and: l11:;r: w -mi g zm veabletpanel t ,1 1

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tents=-thereof aftemyvhichfitimaybexreplaicedizrij opposed 'tongues on theunderside of said-seat-=- When 1S desli'ed their along-the: id iedgel wlghereof2 nd;.-ha ving/tei dsu panel1261sfoldedmw-ardly -to:underlie theund-eite opening toward the rear edge f the c l side. tot-,the s'eateaftemwhi'ch thiijsideizwg;13341161533 m r a A 1 y receiving and su ortm the-mar mal 20=and-2-i1are foldedinwardlyjto,overhethe front: c im f ajhamber in gfm i 1. 5 pan lia s a at i r y 'I QWIlaIIIiFIg-LR- he-1 :v-- with, the-underside o said seat-at-the back-"eds painelsf We lfasi} l l thereof'ibeing unobstructed-topermit-slidingof tained in fiber-refolded;condition aga nst ialhngo r ofrachambeninand me g$ bW 3 53 a {2 with said tongues, the'pairbf legs on each iof said p056. F E y 1W1 e a hei panels being spaced apart and arranged to. extend undes s1dabf1the. seat,1by-;-fr1ctional; IQSISDaI iCBnOfQZ astridea chamber suppbrtedm; aidt'ohgues" tight t6 prevent fi ee swin 51 --move rnent if thi theirmmpqsmcmunderlying-id-filialm panelmnd torresist swingignggdfth g f andthe'pairsoilesson saidmoyeable sidepanelstm I s e I v when in'theirfoldediposltionholdin ,a s;ha,liriiie i.1v

any position in whichrtheyaredisposed v The cut-away iportionsvofezthe legi anel-smm gfi fiii f 1 flin .,iand= .remoyal suchmthatewhen; the .tleg -p anels.-:are disposed -:i-n 3 1 their. folded position Itheyr will encompass; the v HARRY B. LIGHT;' 1

chamber i-as-eshownfi iniFiem'i and-,thus-,holdt-it-;e agflln i' rearward movement, and in :place ;ag-a i nst;--. 1 REFERENCES CITED the: underside of the-seat. 1;. To-com-plete zthe .fOld-T inguoi the chain-the-back. panel 35 isv swung downe The followin rreferencesiare. sofl-hite ord in file of ,this :patentL- wardly-tosoverlie theuseat,asindicatedainlFigsm5 UNITED STATES PATENTS? 6 .and 7.: wherrtheuchair is .thus,.fo1ded.it is. i a rendered quitedcompaot-andimay; be readily ,en-t'. A g pfi i'g L cased in.a handbag .for-transportation. 703690 5'"'"'" 'I Byproviding theupstanding-ribsa,andrb atthe; 0 5 1 5 1 sidemargms.ofttheseatafremovablerpaneltinoh 1,393,021 v b shown) may fbelimposed o.n,the seatvtoi close the w a Y a i toilet :openina ll the ribs serving towholdisuqhrh I Lang 9 

